‘Boethius was successful in his argument that God rewards and punishes justly.’ Discuss (35) Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire‚ in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book‚ ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings‚ Boethius identifies
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Analysis Early American History is filled with influential figures that helped our country become the nation we are today. You hear about all the famous Americans like George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin growing up in grade school‚ and how they helped in our drive for independence. There also is however many people who’s importance to our revolution are not as celebrated. One of these men is Thomas Paine‚ who wrote Common Sense‚ a pamphlet anonymously
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Thomas Alva Edison Born February 11‚ 1847 Milan‚ OH Died October 18‚ 1931 West Orange‚ NJ 1859-1862 Works as a newsboy and candy butcher on the trains of the Grand Trunk Railroad 1863-1867 Works as an operator in telegraph offices in various Midwest cities and conducts experiments with telegraph apparatus. 1868 Works as an operator at the Western Union Telegraph Company’s main office in Boston and receives support from local entrepreneurs for his electrical inventions. 1869 (Boston)
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DOES GOD EXIST? There are many arguments about the existence of God since the beginning of time. According to some scientists God is an alleged entity that has no place in any scientific equations‚ plays no role in any scientific explanations‚ cannot be used to predict any events‚ does not describe anything or force that has yet been detected‚ and there are no models of the universe in which its presence is either required‚ productive‚ or useful. The religion of Buddhism and some modern sociologists
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One of the most recognized critiques of Aquinas is David Hume‚ who addressed the argument from design in his work Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Hume began by summarizing Aquinas’ logic‚ and the many alterations that followed. Essentially‚ Hume argued that attributing design in the natural universe to an intelligent creator is flawed in two ways. First‚ he uses to analogy of a house to discredit Aquinas’ inferences. If we see a house‚ we conclude‚ with the greatest certainty‚ that it had
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influential philosopher during the Late Roman Empire‚ and gave a very compelling explanation for the existence of evil. Before Augustine’s explanation‚ Christians would have to accept that God created evil‚ meaning God is partially evil. Due to Augustine’s belief that evil does not have substance‚ which I will defend‚ it gave Christians piece of mind knowing that God is truly good. Anything created by God is susceptible to corruption‚ all of his creations are good‚ but not as good as him‚ due to our human
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The Cosmological Argument a. Explain how the cosmological argument tries to prove that there must be a God (30) b. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument. Part B Even though Aquinas puts forth a convincing argument about the existence of the universe; some critics have opposed to this claim as they do not believe it is sufficient evidence. One argument against Aquinas is the fact that he seems to contradict himself in the second way by saying that nothing can
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chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing
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DESCARTES’ GOD Do we need a watchmaker god or the Christian God and how is it related to living a good life? The subject of god has always fascinated me‚ and I love to read how others interpret their personal gods. It is also interesting to see how people prioritize their gods in their life and what importance they give their gods. I believe that the Christian God is the true God and exactly what we need to live a good life. We need to have a goal and an end‚ which is eternal happiness with God. Descartes’
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congratulations to you"‚ because most of the people who believe in God are doing blind belief - he is a Christian‚ because his father is a Christian; he is a Hindu‚ because his father is a Hindu; the majority of the people in the world are blindly following the religion of their fathers. An atheist‚ on the other hand‚ even though he may belong to a religious family‚ uses his intellect to deny the existence of God; what ever concept or qualities of God he may have learnt in his religion may not seem to be logical
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